G/SPS/N/DNK/4  
 
15 May 2020  
(20-3628) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  DENMARK  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Materials and articles of paper and board intended to come into 
contact with food  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent releva nt or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Order concerning materials and articles intended to 
come into contact with food and penal provisions for violating related EU acts . 
Language(s):  Danish . Number of pages:  21 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/DNK/20_3222_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Order aims to ban the placing of food contact materials of 
paper and board on the market, if polyfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) have been 
used in the manufacture of the material. The ban covers the use of all PFAS in food contact 
materials of paper and board. However, it will still be possible to place mat erials on the 
market, if PFAS have been used e.g. in recycled paper and board or in printing inks if the 
possible content of PFAS in the material is separated from the food by a functional barrier, 
which prohibits the migration of fluorinated substances to  the food.  
Agency responsible:  
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration  
Stationsparken 31 -33 
DK-2600 Glostrup  
Tel: +(45) 7227 6900  
E-mail: 29@fvst.dk  
Website: www.fvst.dk  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/DNK/4  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Act no.  999 of 2 July 2018 on food (in Danish)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 3 June 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 June 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Food Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 29 54263  
Fax: +(322) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
European Commission  
DG Health and Fo od Safety, Unit D2 -Multilateral International Relations  
Rue Froissart 101  
B-1049 Brussels  
Tel: +(322) 29 54263  
Fax: +(322) 29 98090  
E-mail: sps@ec.europa.eu